If I'd had a Visa to get over there, and would have been sure Mr Bartoccetti couldn't sniff out my Christian blood, I gladly would have gone undercover in hooded robes, Jim!

I wonder if it was filmed for a DVD, or it was really meant to be a totally secretive event?

Well Micheal, I found the song to be rather interesting. I really like the beginning with the smooth radio frequency drifting noise. All in all though I find this track sounds like classic 70's RPI. Thanks for the Listen. ;)

Hey den. Has anyone heard Maurizio Garini's first solo effort with 'Creatures In a Drawer' yet?
It came out jan/2013. I just picked it up yesterday and I find that it's ok. But more importantly, I can really hear Guarini's individuality and what makes him a key member to the Goblin team on this album. He does carry his own unique sound and is a major talent for sure, but his album hasn't blown me away. In the meantime of course, I would love to hear opinions from you guys. :)

I'm massively enjoying Le Porte Non Aperte and their album "Golem" right now.

Some heavy riffs, great synths and lots of flute. The thing that stands out most, for me is the bellowing singer - I don't mean that in a bad way, I love his voice

Smithers, it's a good album, and the singer is very charismatic! The only problem I have with it is too many lyrics crammed in, and some of the pieces are a little too straight-forward. I'd love next time if the band went totally `prog on', really pushed themselves, with more complex arrangements and longer instrumental sections. Damn good album, still, and I'm the proud owner of it! The band should be very proud of it! Reminds me in many parts of Biglieitto Per L'Inferno!

Nick! Glad you liked that track, it's a damn fine album that Panna Fredda one!

I've not heard the Garini album, I think it was for sale at the Goblin concert (along with some Claudio solo and related works), but I didn't snap any of them up - went for a poster suitable for framing instead! Also, be careful at your upcoming concert if they're selling the `official bootleg' live DVD, you do get two complete concerts that sound beautiful, but both are shot from a single camera angle...cool for about two minutes, boring as hell after that! Best to just turn the TV off and just listen to the music!

I'm massively enjoying Le Porte Non Aperte and their album "Golem" right now.

Some heavy riffs, great synths and lots of flute. The thing that stands out most, for me is the bellowing singer - I don't mean that in a bad way, I love his voice

Smithers, it's a good album, and the singer is very charismatic! The only problem I have with it is too many lyrics crammed in, and some of the pieces are a little too straight-forward. I'd love next time if the band went totally `prog on', really pushed themselves, with more complex arrangements and longer instrumental sections. Damn good album, still, and I'm the proud owner of it! The band should be very proud of it! Reminds me in many parts of Biglieitto Per L'Inferno!

Nick! Glad you liked that track, it's a damn fine album that Panna Fredda one!

I've not heard the Garini album, I think it was for sale at the Goblin concert (along with some Claudio solo and related works), but I didn't snap any of them up - went for a poster suitable for framing instead! Also, be careful at your upcoming concert if they're selling the `official bootleg' live DVD, you do get two complete concerts that sound beautiful, but both are shot from a single camera angle...cool for about two minutes, boring as hell after that! Best to just turn the TV off and just listen to the music!

Oh good advice my friend. I saw that 'official bootleg copy' being sold at the record store i go to downtown in T.O.
It was massively overpriced as well. Shot in Rome, but looking at the audio format and seeing 2.0 Dolby stereo I refrained from purchasing it. If the sound is not formatted in 5.1 I usually don't but it. ;)

Nick, that DVD was pretty decently priced at the concert I bought it from, so it wasn't so bad. You do get two complete concerts, but they've more or less the same tracklisting. I managed to get it signed by all the members, so it's a bit more special in the end! As I've said before, make sure to take a few CD covers along to your concert and be determined to hang around for a few minutes afterwards at the stage, you'll likely be able to get them signed!

As for Jim's original question, I did come to RPI pretty early on in my prog journey almost twenty years ago, picking up titles by bands such as Quasar Lux Symphonie, Le Orme, but it wasn't until a few years later that I properly dove in head first, moving from one band to another and snapping up a stack of titles!

But right from the start, I learned very quickly that the Italian stuff was some of the most grand, adventuruous, classicly-inspired and reckless prog you can find!

Sounds great, Pierre! Just another to add to the list, that hopefully BTF works their way through. That recent Kundalini Shakti Devi one was just a tease of what the label can offer us hungry RPI fans!

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